Frontex sees mobile biometric identification as a solution to EU border checks: Report

Technologies such as mobile biometric identification and vehicle tracking could be the European Union’s alternative to reintroducing internal border controls, according to a new report published by the European border agency Frontex this week.

The report presented recommendations delivered during the Conference on Innovative Technologies for Strengthening the Schengen Area, which took place in Warsaw, Poland in March. The conference was co-hosted by the European Commission, Frontex and Europol, bringing together European and national-level law enforcement and border officials with …

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